BEIJING — China's railway police will step up prevention and control measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus during the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush.

Local railway public security authorities are asked to strengthen cooperation with local enterprises, epidemic prevention departments, health departments and other departments in epidemic prevention and control, according to a national video conference held in Beijing.

The meeting also called for further improvement of the working mechanism for joint epidemic prevention.

Railway public security departments across the country are also required to work with other police departments to prepare for emergencies and to ensure the smooth flow of information.